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Plant Adaptations Key phrase: Surface Area to Volume ratio (SA/V ratio)

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1 Plant Adaptations Key phrase: Surface Area to Volume ratio (SA/V ratio)

2 Adaptations to arid (dry) conditions Dune Grass (Marram)

3 Plants lose water through stomata

4 Stomata are guarded by…guard cells!

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6 A million pouting lips on every leaf!

7 So plants adapt by reducing leaf surface area…

8 3 adaptations of a succulent Water stored in stem

9 A great use of a succulent…

10 Dune grass has rolled up its leaves… sleeves

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12 4 adaptations of dune grass

13 Label these… A B C

14 Inspiration…

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